Lamentations 3:36

“To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.”

"To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not." - Lamentations 3:36
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What does Lamentations 3:36 mean?

The Bible verse Lamentations 3:36 in the King James Version (KJV) states: "To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not." This verse conveys the message that God does not approve of causing harm or injustice to a person who is deserving of justice. The book of…

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Justice in the Eyes of God: The Heart of Lamentations 3:36

The heartfelt nature of Lamentations is often overlooked as we traverse through the beautifully poetic verses of the Bible. Written during a time of deep anguish and despair, Lamentations reveals the struggle of a nation grappling with the consequences of its rebellion against…

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A Prayer for Righteousness and Justice

Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, my heart is heavy with the burdens of this world. I seek Your guidance and wisdom, reflecting on the profound truth in Lamentations 3:36: "To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not." Lord, I bow before You in reverence and…

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Lamentations 3:36 - "To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not."
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Lamentations 3:1-18
Lamentations 3:31 - "For the Lord will not cast off for ever:"
"He hath set me in dark places, as they that be dead of old." - Lamentations 3:6
Lamentations 3:23 - "They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness."
Lamentations 5:3 - "We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows."
Lamentations 3:3 - "Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all the day."
Lamentations 3:27 - "It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth."
Lamentations 3:38 - "Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?"
Lamentations 3:47 - "Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction."
Lamentations 3:19 - "Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall."
Lamentations 3:34 - "To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,"
Lamentations 3:50 - "Till the LORD look down, and behold from heaven."
Lamentations 3:37 - "¶ Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?"
Lamentations 3:29 - "He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope."
Lamentations 3:2 - "He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light."
Lamentations 3:21 - "This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope."
Lamentations 3:45 - "Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people."
Lamentations 3:49 - "Mine eye trickleth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission,"
Lamentations 3:20 - "My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me."
Lamentations 3:35 - "To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High,"
Lamentations 3:46 - "All our enemies have opened their mouths against us."
Lamentations 3:63 - "Behold their sitting down, and their rising up; I am their musick."
Lamentations 3:33 - "For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men."
Lamentations 3:65 - "Give them sorrow of heart, thy curse unto them."
Lamentations 3:66 - "Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the LORD."
Lamentations 3:42 - "We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned."